Genetic Disorders and Congenital Abnormalities of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Author: Zhou Ruijin Liu Zhonghua
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book is compiled by the authors based on references to domestic and international works in medical genetics, histology, and embryology, as well as extensive review of recent domestic and international literature. The book is divided into twelve chapters. The first seven chapters cover an introduction to medical genetics, the identification and diagnosis of genetic diseases, the prevention of genetic diseases and congenital malformations, and genetic counseling, providing detailed introductions to recent advances in medical genetics, such as gene diagnosis, gene therapy, and the genetic mechanisms of tumor occurrence. Chapter eight provides a detailed introduction to various genetic diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems. Chapters nine, ten, and eleven primarily discuss the etiology and diagnosis of congenital malformations, as well as the embryonic development of the urinary and reproductive systems and various congenital malformations. Chapter twelve focuses on congenital abnormalities of the gonads and sexual differentiation. The content of this book is up-to-date and is suitable for medical undergraduates, postgraduates, as well as clinicians in urology, nephrology, obstetrics and gynecology, endocrinology, and geneticists.